vouch

se porter garant de, répondre de

Affirmer que les actes ou les paroles de quelqu’un sont fiables parce qu’on le connaît.

En anglais simple : To say that someone’s actions or statements can be trusted because you know about them.

• I can vouch for her.
• His former manager vouched for his honesty.
• Will you vouch for what he said?

Comment l'utiliser : vouch for someone/something (I can vouch for the accuracy of her account.)

Synonymes : guarantee, stand behind

Expressions courantes : vouch for someone, vouch for honesty, vouch for something

attester, certifier

Affirmer qu’une chose est vraie parce qu’on en a personnellement connaissance.

En anglais simple : To state that something is true because you know about it personally.

• I can vouch that it happened.
• She vouched that the documents were genuine.
• Nobody could vouch for the accuracy of those dates.

Comment l'utiliser : vouch that… (I can vouch that she was at home that evening.); vouch for something (Several witnesses vouched for the truth of his statement.)

Synonymes : attest, testify

Expressions courantes : vouch for something, vouch for accuracy